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Kevin Martin had already formed the industrial metal group God in 1987. Justin Broadrick had founded Godflesh in 1988, recorded with Napalm Death and would soon join God alongside Martin.[3] The Techno Animal project came to fruition in 1990, arising from the musicians' shared interest in studio exploration.[1] The intent was to restrict the project to the studio and use sampling to develop the music, with no intent to perform the material live.[4]

In 2017, Martin and Broadrick reunited after fifteen years and formed the band Zonal.[6] According to Broadrick, this new project is a spiritual continuation of Techno Animal. Regarding Zonal, he said:

"We felt fresh again about collaboration; we didn’t wish to pursue something with an old name... Although as Zonal we play some old Techno Animal songs, most of our set is new material as Zonal. It pretty much continues where we left off as Techno Animal."[7]

Notably, Techno Animal's music was an important source of inspiration for electronic music musician Kid606, with their debut album Ghosts being particularly influential to him. "It was one of the first experimental electronic records I had ever heard," he said, "Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick were humongous influences on me from early on."[8]